Moving notes in drawings in WF4 or WF5

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I know I can make a note that displays the text of a parameter, but can I move the location of the note based on a parameter? Lets say my parameter is called catalog_num and is a string. The contents of that string can be "partname-left" or "partname-right". How can I make the note move based on the left or the right part of the string?

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[neomechanikos · Accepted solution]

I'm using Creo 2 but you should be able to do this in WF4/5. Create a coordinate system in the model that appears in a view where you want the text to appear. Create a note in your drawing using the "on item" type and pick the coordinate system to place it. Go back to the part and create a relation:

if catalog_num == "partname-left"

$d10=50

else

$d10=-50

endif

Where d10 is dimension for the axis of the coordinate system that places it where you want and 50 or -50 is the postion you would like depending on whether or not . The $ in front of the d10 is to allow for negative values.

Few notes: the coordinate system placement is dependent on the placement of the view. The relation above has a default location of "partname-right" just in case there is a typo in the catalog_num. The relation above will work only if catalog_num is a parameter in the model, not the drawing.

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Thanks it is working great